Archive for July, 2008

It was only a matter of time before that record would be broken by Mikey Mo, and on November 7, 2008 when the Stars were playing the Sharks, it happened. Mike Modano scored 2 goals to make him the highest scoring U.S. born hockey player, overtaking Phil Housley’s record.

Then, on November 21, 2008, the Stars held Mike Modano tribute night; honoring his accomplishment. It was seriously magical and I still get chills watching the video.

The Stars team managed to come up with some great intros this season, definitely the best yet. But when it came to the playoffs, they completely outdid themselves, including smoke and fire as part of the experience.

This is a plain video of what the playoff video looked like:

And this is a video a fan took, so you can get the whole idea of just how amazing it was:

While bored and searching YouTube for Stars videos I haven’t seen, I came across this gem. It’s a video highlighting last season’s playoff run, though I only saw footage from the Ducks and Sharks games (which is fine with me). The music and editing are fantastic.

Wow, can you believe it’s already been 49 days since the Stanley Cup has been awarded to that team that will remain nameless? I do hope all of you are getting along without hockey. I’ve managed to keep my life pretty full.

I went to development camp, which was a blast to see a bit of hockey again. I keep going to the movies, I saw The Dark Knight Friday. Everyone should go see it, now. Call in sick to work, do whatever you have to do JUST GET THERE!

Video games have also helped keep me entertained. Currently I’m jumping between Mario Party and Zelda on GameCube to Final Fantasy X, Kingdom Hearts, Katamari Damacy, We Love Katamari and the various Guitar Heroes on PS2. Of course, I am also playing NHL on PS2. If that doesn’t take your time, I don’t know what will.

Netflix has also contributed to wasting time, currently providing me with reliving the 90s by watching Beverly Hills, 90210.

And of course, let’s not forget that Cowboys training camp starts Friday!!!!!

Oh Fishsticks, I can’t believe I’ve waited so long to put him on this list. His first game with the Stars (and in the NHL ever) was December 23rd against the Canadiens, and even then he impressed me. He continued to impress through the playoffs. He is a tough defensemen, and despite being rookie was able to keep up with our veterens, especially in the playoffs.

Not only is he a fantastic player, but such an awesome guy period. Good ole Shrek.

The Stars will have a home-and-home matchup with 3 eastern conference teams (in parenthesis are the home dates): New Jersey Devils (New Years Eve), New York Rangers (Feb 6, this will be fun) and Florida Panthers (March 28)

The Regular season will open on October 10 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Training camp will open September 19th. OF COURSE THE DAY I GO OUT OF TOWN!

Before the season ended, I debated on whether or not this summer to move The Shootout to it’s own domain using the wordpress weblog platform. Since you are my faithful readers, I will leave this decision to you. More than likely it’d be something like “TheShootoutBlog.com” or something.